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Frozen Section and Imprint Cytology in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer
Recent trends toward conservative surgery for breast cancer and increasing detection of smaller invasive malignancies have shifted the traditional surgical approach from mastectomy to lumpectomy, and from comp...
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Cytologic evaluation of lumpectomy margins in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ: Clinical outcome
Backround: Breast conservation therapy is controversial for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) due to recently reported high recurrence rates. We believe that cytologic evaluation of lumpectomy margins improves eff...
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Analysis of residual cancer after diagnostic breast biopsy: An argument for fine-needle aspiration cytology
Background: Diagnostic breast biopsy (DxBx) requires an effective strategy for strategy for successful treatment of breast cancer by lumpectomy or mastectomy. Clearance of margins is required to achieve local ...